
Birthday Honours 2017
Paul Harry Jackson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Children with Additional Support Needs and charity.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Children with Additional Support Needs and charity.
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Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal
Ministry of Defence
Whitehall, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to approve the award of The Queen’s Volunteer Reserves Medal to the undermentioned:
Q.V.R.M.
Major Paul Harry JACKSON
General List, Army Reserve
561884
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Children with Additional Support Needs and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 262 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 16% of the list.
In their area
146 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Edinburgh.
How widely is this recognised?
3,821 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Brian Turpin
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“Artistic Director, Wigtown Book Festival. For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
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London
“Chief Executive, Film London. For services to Film.”
Agatha Akyigyina
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London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Trevor Gay
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer, Leeds City Council. For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Dunbar Storey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
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West Midlands
“Chief Superintendent, West Midlands Police. For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Jane Inman
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Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Mary Etheridge
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Professor of Probability, Mathematical Institute and Department of Statistics, University of Oxford. For services to Science.”
Alison Parken
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Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
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West Midlands
“Headteacher, Merstone Special School and Forest Oak Special School, Solihull. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Ruth Brewster
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Somerset
“Member and Lately President, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Keith Robinson
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Andrew Massie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew William Mildmay Fane
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Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Angela Paget
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Merseyside
“Lately Headteacher, St Bedes Catholic Junior School, Widnes. For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Assistant Director, State Aid Team, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Maria Richardson
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London
“Researcher and Analyst, Crime and Policing Analysis, Home Office. For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Rhydian Lewis
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“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, South Yorkshire Housing Association and Chair, Placeshapers Group of Housing Associations. For services to Housing.”
Antony David Ross
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“Director, Bridges Fund Management Limited. For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“Chairman, National Space Centre and Founder and Director, Signum Corporate Communications Ltd. For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Daniel Tabor
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Founder and Executive President, Global. For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Abdul Haseeb
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Austin Treacy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Down
“Governor, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For services to Reducing Re-offending and to Community Safety.”
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“Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Roger David Mingins Walton
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Wirral, Merseyside
“Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Patricia Marie Wells
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London, Greater London
“Early Years Expert, Tower Hamlets Council. For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets”
John Turner
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“Manager, Peter Pan Playschool, Bookham, Surrey. For services to Early Years”
Josef Matthew Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“Consultant Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“Pupil Support Assistant, Alness Academy, Ross and Cromarty. For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty”
Michael John Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England”
Richard Anthony Soan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Youth Cancer Treatment through Charitable Fundraising”
Pundrique Radheyshyam Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Margaret Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stamford, Lincolnshire
“Chair, T21 Charity. For services to Down Syndrome Children, Adults and their Families”
Claire Marie Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Foster Care in Birmingham”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“Founder and Trustee, The Friends of the Baby Unit, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Premature Babies and their Families”
Alice Elouise Outten
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Llandudno, Clwyd
“Chief Executive Officer, Prom Ally. For services to Young People”
Douglas Derek Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Youth Work Manager. For services to Youth Work in Scotland”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“Consultant Anaesthetist, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Children and Young People”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Foster Carer, Wigan Council. For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester”
Faye Marsh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Spennymoor, County Durham
“Peer Mentor Manager, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Children and Young People in County Durham”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803636. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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